Australian Grand Prix
Round 1 of 2013
Circuit
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit
Melbourne
Country
Australia
Date
Mar 17, 2013
Race Results
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Laps | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kimi Räikkönen RAI | Lotus F1 | 7 | 58 | 1:30:03.225 | 25 |
| 2 | Fernando Alonso ALO | Ferrari | 5 | 58 | +12.451 | 18 |
| 3 | Sebastian Vettel VET | Red Bull | 1 | 58 | +22.346 | 15 |
| 4 | Felipe Massa MAS | Ferrari | 4 | 58 | +33.577 | 12 |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | Mercedes | 3 | 58 | +45.561 | 10 |
| 6 | Mark Webber WEB | Red Bull | 2 | 58 | +46.800 | 8 |
| 7 | Adrian Sutil SUT | Force India | 12 | 58 | +1:05.068 | 6 |
| 8 | Paul di Resta DIR | Force India | 9 | 58 | +1:08.449 | 4 |
| 9 | Jenson Button BUT | McLaren | 10 | 58 | +1:21.630 | 2 |
| 10 | Romain Grosjean GRO | Lotus F1 | 8 | 58 | +1:22.759 | 1 |
| 11 | Sergio Pérez PER | McLaren | 15 | 58 | +1:23.367 | 0 |
| 12 | Jean-Éric Vergne VER | Toro Rosso | 13 | 58 | +1:23.857 | 0 |
| 13 | Esteban Gutiérrez GUT | Sauber | 18 | 57 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 14 | Valtteri Bottas BOT | Williams | 16 | 57 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 15 | Jules Bianchi BIA | Marussia | 19 | 57 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 16 | Charles Pic PIC | Caterham | 22 | 56 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 17 | Max Chilton CHI | Marussia | 20 | 56 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 18 | Giedo van der Garde VDG | Caterham | 21 | 56 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 19 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | Toro Rosso | 14 | 39 | Hydraulics | 0 |
| 20 | Nico Rosberg ROS | Mercedes | 6 | 26 | Electrical | 0 |
| 21 | Pastor Maldonado MAL | Williams | 17 | 24 | Spun off | 0 |
| 22 | Nico Hülkenberg HUL | Sauber | 11 | 0 | Fuel system | 0 |
Qualifying Results
| Pos | Driver | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel VET | 1:44.657 | 1:36.745 | 1:27.407 |
| 2 | Mark Webber WEB | 1:44.472 | 1:36.524 | 1:27.827 |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | 1:45.456 | 1:36.625 | 1:28.087 |
| 4 | Felipe Massa MAS | 1:44.635 | 1:36.666 | 1:28.490 |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso ALO | 1:43.850 | 1:36.691 | 1:28.493 |
| 6 | Nico Rosberg ROS | 1:43.380 | 1:36.194 | 1:28.523 |
| 7 | Kimi Räikkönen RAI | 1:45.545 | 1:37.517 | 1:28.738 |
| 8 | Romain Grosjean GRO | 1:44.284 | 1:37.641 | 1:29.013 |
| 9 | Paul di Resta DIR | 1:45.601 | 1:36.901 | 1:29.305 |
| 10 | Jenson Button BUT | 1:44.688 | 1:36.644 | 1:30.357 |
| 11 | Nico Hülkenberg HUL | 1:45.930 | 1:38.067 | — |
| 12 | Adrian Sutil SUT | 1:47.330 | 1:38.134 | — |
| 13 | Jean-Éric Vergne VER | 1:44.871 | 1:38.778 | — |
| 14 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | 1:46.450 | 1:39.042 | — |
| 15 | Sergio Pérez PER | 1:44.400 | 1:39.900 | — |
| 16 | Valtteri Bottas BOT | 1:47.328 | 1:40.290 | — |
| 17 | Pastor Maldonado MAL | 1:47.614 | — | — |
| 18 | Esteban Gutiérrez GUT | 1:47.776 | — | — |
| 19 | Jules Bianchi BIA | 1:48.147 | — | — |
| 20 | Max Chilton CHI | 1:48.909 | — | — |
Fastest Lap
Lotus F1
1:29.274
Lap 56
Ferrari
1:29.560
Lap 53
Red Bull
1:30.409
Lap 42
Ferrari
1:30.239
Lap 38
Mercedes
1:29.759
Lap 45
Red Bull
1:29.732
Lap 45
Force India
1:30.710
Lap 49
Force India
1:30.894
Lap 56
McLaren
1:30.198
Lap 41
Lotus F1
1:30.395
Lap 41
McLaren
1:29.926
Lap 46
Toro Rosso
1:29.498
Lap 50
Sauber
1:31.415
Lap 32
Williams
1:30.652
Lap 42
Marussia
1:30.454
Lap 52
Caterham
1:32.261
Lap 55
Marussia
1:32.210
Lap 49
Caterham
1:32.636
Lap 39
Toro Rosso
1:30.881
Lap 33
Mercedes
1:32.259
Lap 18
Williams
1:32.915
Lap 12
Race Overview
The 2013 Australian Grand Prix took place at Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit in Australia. This iconic circuit has been a staple of the Formula 1 calendar, providing thrilling racing action and memorable moments.
22 drivers completed the race, with Kimi Räikkönen taking the victory.